Visceral leishmaniasis reactivation in transplant patients: A minireview with report of a new case

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 530-534

  Postorino, Maria Concetta ^a   Bellantoni, Marianna ^a   Catalano, Concetta ^a   Caridi, Graziella ^a   de Rosa, Marta ^a   Seck, Sidy ^b   Enia, Giuseppe ^a  

^a BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Aristide Le Dantec de Dakar   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Leishmaniasis; Reactivation; Transplant; Varicella; Visceral

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIMONY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; AMASTIGOTE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CADAVER KIDNEY; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEISHMANIA; PANCYTOPENIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SPLEEN INFARCTION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 79960315303     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/JN.2011.8343     Document Type: Review

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